SPORT AWRADS
Arjuna Award
·
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961.
·
To be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson
should have had not only good performance consistently for the previous three
years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the
Award is recommended bust also should have shown qualities of leadership
sportsmanship and a s4ence of discipline.
·
The Award consist of a statuette, a scroll of
honour, ceremonial dress, and a cash Award of Rs. 5.00 lakh which will be
presented to the winners in a function to be held at a place and on a date to
be decided by the government of India.
·
No Award will be made for a second time to the
same person.
·
From the year 2001, the award is given only in
disciplines falling under the following categories.
(i)
Olympic Games/ Asian Games / Common-wealth Games
/ World Cup / World Champion-ship Disciplines and Cricket.
(ii)
Indigenous Games
(iii)
Sports for the physically challenged.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
·
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s
highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words “Khel Ratna”
literally translate to “Sports Gem” in Hindi.
·
The award was institute in the year 1991-92, to
supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports. The
Arjuna awards, which predate the RGKR, have always been given to outstanding
sportspersons in each of several sporting disciplines every year.
·
A selection committee consisting of eminent
people affiliated to sports is constituted every year by the Ministry of Youth
Affairs & Sports to evaluate sporting performances. Usually, performance
between April 1 of one year to March 31 of the next year is considered.
·
The Spectacular and most outstanding performance
in the field of sports by a sportsperson in a year shell be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for
excellence in sports& Games at international level i.e. Olympic / Asian/
Commonwealth/ World Games / Championships/ world Cup or any equivalent
recognized international tournament.
·
A person can receive this award only once in his
lifetime and must be nominated for the award only once in his lifetime and must
be nominated for the award by a Member of Parliament. State Government, the
sports authority of India or national sports federations. The committee makes a
recommendation to the ministry, and after this is vetted at various levels in
the government, the nominee is invested with the award by the President of
India. The award is given a cash prize of Rs.7.5 Lakhs.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Awardees
|
S. No.
|
year
|
Name of the Sportsperson (s)
|
Sports Discipline
|
|
1.
|
1991-92
|
Viswanathan Anand
|
Chess
|
|
2.
|
1992-93
|
Geet Sethi
|
Billiards
|
|
3
|
1993-94
|
Not Conferred
|
----------
|
|
4
|
1994-95
|
Cdr. Homi D. Motivala and Lt. Cdr. P.K Garg
|
Yachting (Team Event)
|
|
5
|
1995-96
|
Karnam Malleswari
|
Weightlifting
|
|
6
|
1996-97
|
Leander Paes and Nameirakpam Kunjarani (joint)
|
Tennis & Weightlifting respectively
|
|
7
|
1997-98
|
Sachin Tendulakar
|
Cricket
|
|
8
|
1998-99
|
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
|
Athletics
|
|
9
|
1999-00
|
Dhanraj Pillay
|
Hockey
|
|
10
|
2000-01
|
Pullela Gopichand
|
Badminton
|
|
11
|
2001-02
|
Abhinav Bindra
|
Shooting
|
|
12
|
2002-03
|
Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat & K.M. Beenamol
(joint)
|
Shooting & Athletics respectively
|
|
13
|
2003-04
|
Anju Bobby George
|
Athletics
|
|
14
|
2004-05
|
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
|
Shooting
|
|
15
|
2005-06
|
Pankaj Advani
|
Billiards & Snooker
|
|
16
|
2006-07
|
Manavjit Singh rathore
|
Shooting
|
|
17
|
2007-08
|
Mahender Singh Dhini
|
Cricket
|
|
18
|
2008-09
|
M.C. Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar & Vijendar Kumar
|
Boxing, Wrestling & Boxing respectively
|
|
19
|
2009-10
|
Saina Nehwal
|
Badminton
|
|
20
|
2010-11
|
Gagan Anand
|
Shooting
|
|
21
|
2011-12
|
Vijay Kumar/ Yogeshwar
|
Shooting & Wrestling Respectively
|
|
22
|
2012- 13
|
Ranjan Sodhi
|
Shooting
|
The award was not conferred upon any sportsperson or team
in the year 1993-94.
Dronacharya Awards
·
The Dronacharya Award, institute in 1985,
honours eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or team and
enabled them to achieve outstanding result in international competitions.
·
The awardee is given a statuette of Guru Dronacharya,
a scroll of honour, ceremonial dress and a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs.
·
Dronacharya is the name of Arjuna’s Guru.
SOUTH ASIAN GAMES
·
South Asian Games (SAF Games) are a bi –annual
multisport event held among the athletes from South Asia.
·
The governing body of these games is South Asia
Sports Council (SASC), formed in 1983. At present, SAG are joined by eight
members namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
·
In 2004 was decided in the meeting of a SASC to
rename the games from SAF games to South Asia Games.
South
Asia Games
|
Games
|
Year
|
Host City
|
Country
|
|
I
|
1984
|
Kathmandu
|
Nepal
|
|
Ii
|
1985
|
Dhaka
|
Bangladesh
|
|
Iii
|
1987
|
Kolkata
|
India
|
|
Iv
|
1989
|
Islamabad
|
Pakistan
|
|
V
|
1991
|
Colombo
|
Sri
Lanka
|
|
Vi
|
1993
|
Dhaka
|
Bangladesh
|
|
Vii
|
1995
|
Chennai
|
India
|
|
Viii
|
1999
|
Kathmandu
|
Nepal
|
|
ix
|
2004
|
Islamabad
|
Pakistan
|
|
X
|
2006
|
Colombo
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
Xi
|
2010
|
Dhaka
|
Bangladesh
|
|
xii
|
2012
|
New Delhi
|
India
|
|
xiii
|
2014
|
Kathmandu
|
Nepal
|
|
xiv
|
2016
|
Hambantota
|
Srilanka
|
THE ASIAN GAMES
·
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a
multi-sport event held every four years among athlets from all over Asia. The
games are regulated by the Olympic council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision
of the international Olympic Committee (IOC).
·
The 15th Asian Games were held in
Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006.
·
In February, 1949 the Asia Athletic Federation
was formally formed and used the name Asian Games Federation. It was decided to
hold the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi, the capital of India.
·
In 2006 Doha Asian games India ranked 8th
after winning 10 gold, 17 silver and 53 bronze medals with total of 53 medals.
Asian Games
|
Year
|
Games
|
Host City
|
Country
|
|
1951
|
I
|
New Delhi
|
India
|
|
1954
|
Ii
|
Manila Tokyo
|
Philippines
|
|
1958
|
Iii
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
|
1962
|
iv
|
Jakarta
|
Indonesia
|
|
1966
|
V
|
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
|
1970
|
Vi
|
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
|
1974
|
Vii
|
Tehran
|
Iran
|
|
1978
|
Viii
|
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
|
1982
|
Ix
|
New Delhi
|
India
|
|
1986
|
X
|
Seoul
|
South Korea
|
|
1990
|
Xi
|
Beijing
|
China
|
|
1994
|
Xii
|
Hiroshima
|
Japan
|
|
1998
|
Xiii
|
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
|
2002
|
Xiv
|
Busan
|
South Korea
|
|
2006
|
Xv
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
|
2010
|
Xvi
|
Guangzhou
|
China
|
|
2014
|
xvii
|
Incheon
|
South Korea
|
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
·
Head
quarters London (England)
·
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organization
which is responsible for the direction and control of the commonwealth Games.
·
The first commonwealth Games were held in 1930
Hamilton Canada.
·
Since 1930, the games have been conducted every
four years except for 1942 and 1946.
·
From 1930 to 1950 the games were known as
British Empire Games, from 1954 until 1966 the British Empire and commonwealth
Games and from 1970 to 1974 they took on the title of British Commonwealth
Games.
·
It was the 1978 Games in Edmonton, Canada that
saw this unique world class, multisport event change its name to the
Commonwealth Games.
·
Until 1994, Commonwealth Games in Victoria,
Canada only single competition sports had been on the programme. Bu the 1998
Games in Kuala Lumpur saw the introduction of team sports with nations taking
part in Cricket, Hockey netball and rugby.
·
Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth
Games viz Australia, Canada England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
·
There are currently 53 members of the Commonwealth
of Nations, and 71 teams’ participles in the Games.
·
In 2002, the CGF introduce the David Dixon Award
for the outstanding athlete of the Games.
·
On November 18, 2006 tennis and archery were
added to the list of disciplines for the 2010 games in New Delhi, bringing the
total number of sports to 18. Billiard and snookers were considered but were
not accepted.
·
In the year 2000, CGF took on the added
responsibility of the commonwealth youth Games. Open to athletes 18 years of
age. The inaugural games were held in Edinburgh with 2nd and 3rd
games held in 2004 (Bendigo, Australia), 2008 (Pune).
·
The 4th Youth Games have been awarded
to Isle of Man to be held in 2011.
·
The 2014 Commonwealth Games have been awarded to
Glasgow (Scotland)
Commonwealth Games
|
Year
|
Games
|
Host City
|
Country
|
|
1930
|
I
|
Hamilton
|
Canada
|
|
1934
|
ii
|
London
|
UK
|
|
1938
|
iii
|
Sydney
|
Australia
|
|
1950
|
iv
|
Auckland
|
New Zealand
|
|
1954
|
V
|
Vancouver
|
Canada
|
|
1958
|
Vi
|
Cardiff
|
UK
|
|
1962
|
Vii
|
Perth
|
Australia
|
|
1966
|
Viii
|
Kingston
|
Jamaica
|
|
1970
|
Ix
|
Edinburgh
|
UK
|
|
1974
|
X
|
Christchurch
|
New Zealand
|
|
1978
|
Xi
|
Edmonton
|
Canada
|
|
1982
|
Xii
|
Brisbane
|
Australia
|
|
1986
|
Xiii
|
Edinburgh
|
UK
|
|
1990
|
Xiv
|
Auckland
|
New Zealand
|
|
1994
|
Xv
|
Victoria
|
Canada
|
|
1998
|
Xvi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Malaysia
|
|
2002
|
Xvii
|
Manchester
|
UK
|
|
2006
|
Xviii
|
Melbourne
|
Australia
|
|
2010
|
Xix
|
New Delhi
|
India
|
|
2014
|
xx
|
Glasgow
|
Scotland(UK)
|
|
2018
|
xxi
|
Australia
|
|
Ø Note:-
2014 Games Held from 23 July to 3 August, 2014.
SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
·
The original Olympic Games began in 776 BC, in
Olympia, Greece, and were celebrated until 393 AD. In 1896, the ancient Olympic
Games were revived at the initiative of a French nobleman, Pierre Freddy, Baron
de Coubertin, thus beginning the era of the Modern Olympic Games.
·
The summer and winter games are each held every
four years (an Olympiad). Until 1992, they were held in the same year. Since
then, they have been celebrated two years apart.
Summer Olympic Games
|
Games
|
Year
|
Venue
|
|
I
|
1896
|
Athens (Greece)
|
|
II
|
1900
|
Paris (France)
|
|
III
|
1904
|
St. Louis (USA)
|
|
IV
|
1908
|
London (UK)
|
|
V
|
1912
|
Stockholm (Sweden)
|
|
VII
|
1920
|
Antwerp (Belgium)
|
|
VIII
|
1924
|
Paris (France)
|
|
IX
|
1928
|
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
|
|
X
|
1932
|
Los Angeles (USA)
|
|
XI
|
1936
|
Berlin (Germany)
|
|
XIV
|
1948
|
London (UK)
|
|
XV
|
1952
|
Helsinki (Finland)
|
|
XVI
|
1956
|
Melbourne (Australia)
|
|
XVII
|
1960
|
Rome (Italy)
|
|
XVIII
|
1964
|
Tokyo (Japan)
|
|
XIX
|
1968
|
Mexico City (Mexico)
|
|
XX
|
1972
|
Munich (West Germany)
|
|
XXI
|
1976
|
Montreal (Canada)
|
|
XXII
|
1980
|
Moscow (Soviet Union)
|
|
XXIII
|
1984
|
Los Angeles (USA)
|
|
XXIV
|
1988
|
Seoul (South Korea)
|
|
XXV
|
1992
|
Barcelona (Spain)
|
|
XXVI
|
1996
|
Atlanta (USA)
|
|
XXVII
|
2000
|
Sydney (Australia)
|
|
XXVIII
|
2004
|
Athens(Greece)
|
|
XXIX
|
2008
|
Beijing (China)
|
|
XXX
|
2012
|
London (UK)
|
|
XXXI
|
2016
|
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
|
|
XXXII
|
2020
|
Tokyo (Japan)
|
Ø Note:
·
Olympic Games could not take place in 1916 due
to World War I.
·
Olympic Games could not take place in 1940and
1944 due to World War II.
·
31st Olympic Games of 2016 will be
held for the first time in South America.
·
The official
Olympic Motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius”. A Latin phrase meaning Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
·
The flag was
adopted in 1914, but the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920.it
is hoisted at each celebration of the Games. The flag features the emblem of
the Olympic Games-five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red
respectively) on a white field. The five Olympic rings were designed by Baron Pierre
de Coubertin in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp,
1920.
·
The Olympic Flame
is lit in Olympia and brought to the host city by runners carrying the torch in
relay.
·
French and
English are the two official languages of the Olympic movement.
·
Traditionally
(starting at the 1928 Summer Olympics) Greece marches first, because of its
historical status as the origin of the Olympics, while the host nation marches
last.
·
At the 2008
Summer Olympics, events were held in 28 sports categories, according to the IOC
count. Rule 48.1 of the Olympic charter requires that there be a minimum of 15
Olympic sports at each Summer Games.
·
2012 Summer
Olympics Games will be hosted by London, England. In 2012, London will become
the first city to have hosted the Olympic games three times.
WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES
·
The
winter Olympic Games are a winter multi Sports event held every four years,
starting in 1924.
·
Consisting
of winter sports, the Games have included alpine skiing, cross- country skiing,
figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating.
·
Other
events have been added as the Games have progressed, and some of them, such as
luge, short track speed skating, and freestyle skiing have earned a permanent
spot on the Olympic programme.
·
Others,
like speed skiing, bandy, and skijorinc were demonstration sports but never
incorporate officially as Olympic sports.
·
The
first winter Olympic was held in Chamonix france, in 1924.
·
Prior
to this, figure skating and ice hockey had been events at the Summer Olympics.
·
The
Games were held every four years from 1924 untill 1940 when they were
interrupted by World war II
·
The
winter and Summer Games resumed in 1948 and were held in the same year until
1992, when the Games were placed on separate four-year cycle. Starting in 1994
each Winter Olympics has been held in its own year, separate from the Summer
Games.
·
The
United States has hosted the Games four times. France has been the host three
times. Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway, and Switzerland have hosted the
Games twice.
·
In
2010 Winter Olympics Canada grabbed 14 Gold medals followed by Germany (10) and
USA & Norway with 9 Gold medals each.
·
In
2014 Sochi will be the first Russian city to host the Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympic Games
|
Games
|
Year
|
Host
City
|
Country
|
|
I
|
1924
|
Chamonix
|
France
|
|
II
|
1928
|
St. Mortiz
|
Switzerland
|
|
III
|
1932
|
Lake Placid
|
United State
|
|
IV
|
1936
|
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
Germany
|
|
V
|
1948
|
St. Moritz
|
Switzerland
|
|
VI
|
1952
|
Oslo
|
Norway
|
|
VII
|
1956
|
Cortina d’Apezzo
|
Italy
|
|
VIII
|
1960
|
Squaw Valley
|
United States
|
|
IX
|
1964
|
Innsbruck
|
Austria
|
|
X
|
1968
|
Grenoble
|
France
|
|
XI
|
1972
|
Sapporo
|
Japan
|
|
XII
|
1976
|
Innsbruck
|
Austria
|
|
XIII
|
1980
|
Lake Placid
|
United States
|
|
XIV
|
1984
|
Sarajevo
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
XV
|
1988
|
Calgary
|
Canada
|
|
XVI
|
1992
|
Albertville
|
France
|
|
XVII
|
1994
|
Lillehammer
|
Norway
|
|
XVIII
|
1998
|
Nagano
|
Japan
|
|
XIX
|
2002
|
Salt Lake City
|
United States
|
|
XX
|
2006
|
Turin
|
Italy
|
|
XXI
|
2010
|
Vancouver
|
Canada
|
|
XXII
|
2014
|
Sochi
|
Russia
|
|
XXIII
|
2018
|
pyeongchand
|
South Korea
|
Cricket World Cup
·
The first Cricket World Cup contest was organized
in England in 1975. A separate Women’s Cricket World Cup has been held every
four years since 1973.
·
The 2003 World Cup in South Africa was the first
to sport a mascot Dazzler, the zebra. An orange mongoose known as Mello was the
mascot for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
·
Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in
the world cup tournament with total of 1796 runs (up to 2007 world cup). Glenn
Mcgrath of Australia has taken maximum number of wickets totaling 71.
·
Since 1992, one player has been declared as
Player of the Tournament at the end of the World Cup finals.
Organization and
results of the World Cups
|
Year
|
Host
Nation (s)
|
Final
Venue
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
|
1975
|
England
|
Lord’s London
|
West Indies
|
Australia
|
|
1979
|
England
|
Lord’s London
|
West Indies
|
England
|
|
1983
|
England
|
Lord’s London
|
India
|
West Indies
|
|
1987
|
India/Pakistan
|
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
|
Australia
|
England
|
|
1992
|
Australia/ New Zealand
|
MCG, Melbourne
|
Pakistan
|
England
|
|
1996
|
India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka
|
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
|
1999
|
England
|
Lord’s London
|
Australia
|
Pakistan
|
|
2003
|
South Africa
|
Wanderers, Johannesburg
|
Australia
|
India
|
|
2007
|
West Indies
|
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
|
Australia
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
2011
|
Bangladesh/India/Sri lanka
|
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
2015
|
Australia/News land
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
England
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
India
|
|
|
|
Player of the Tournament in World
Cup Cricket
|
Year
|
Player
|
Performance Details
|
|
1992
|
Martin Crowe
|
456 runs
|
|
1996
|
Sanath Jayasuriya
|
221 runs and 7 wickets
|
|
1999
|
Lance Klusener
|
281 runs and 17 wickets
|
|
2003
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
673 runs and 2 wickets
|
|
2007
|
Glenn McGrath
|
26 wickets
|
|
2011
|
Yuvraj Singh
|
|
Football World Cup
·
The championship has been awarded every four
years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World
War II. It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, but
in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who set up the
first tournament.
·
In the 19 tournaments held so far, only eight
nations have won the title. Brazil are the most successful World Cup team,
having won the tournament five times. Italy follows with four titles, while
Germany hold three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the
inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England, France
and Spain with one title each.
·
After FIFA was founded in 1904, the 1950 World
Cup was the first to include British participants.
·
An equivalent tournament for women’s football,
the FIFA women’s World Cup, was first held in 1991 in the People’s Republic of
China and since then it is held every four years.
·
The FIFA World Cup (Football World Cup) is an
international football competition contested by the men’s national football
teams of the member nations of Federation International de Football Association
(FIFA), the sport’s global governing body.
·
Brazil is
the only nation to have participated in every World Cup so far.
·
Brazil and Germany are the only two teams ever
to appear in three consecutive World Cup final matches.
·
Ronaldo of Brazil is the top goal scorer in the
football world cup tournament with total 15 goals followed by 14 goals of Gerd
Muller (Germany) and Miroslav Klose (Germany).
·
Just Fontaine of France holds the record for the
most goals scored in a single World Cup; all his 13 goals were scored in the
1958 World Cup.
Football World Cup
Winners
|
Year
|
Host
|
Winner
|
|
1930
|
Uruguay
|
Uruguay
|
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1934
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Italy
|
Italy
|
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1938
|
France
|
Italy
|
|
1950
|
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
|
1954
|
Switzerland
|
West Germany
|
|
1958
|
Sweden
|
Brazil
|
|
1962
|
Chile
|
Brazil
|
|
1966
|
England
|
England
|
|
1970
|
Mexico
|
Brazil
|
|
1974
|
West Germany
|
West Germany
|
|
1978
|
Argentina
|
Argentina
|
|
1982
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
|
1986
|
Mexico
|
Argentina
|
|
1990
|
Italy
|
West Germany
|
|
1994
|
USA
|
Brazil
|
|
1998
|
France
|
France
|
|
2002
|
S.Korea/Japan
|
Brazil
|
|
2006
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
|
2010
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
|
2014
|
Brazil
|
……
|
|
2018
|
Russia
|
|
|
2022
|
Qatar
|
|
Woman World Cup
|
Year
|
Host
|
Winner
|
|
1991
|
China
|
US
|
|
1995
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
|
1999
|
US
|
US
|
|
2003
|
US
|
Germany
|
|
2007
|
China
|
Germany
|
|
2011
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
|
2015
|
Canada
|
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·
- The most recent World Cup Finals were held between June 11 and July 11, 2010 in South Africa, where Spain won championship after beating The Netherlands in the final, winning 1-0 after extra time.
·
The next World Cup will be held in 2014 in
Brazil.
·
Since 1991, FIFA has also organized the FIFA
women’s World Cup every four years.
·
Each FIFA World Cup Willie, the mascot for the
1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot.
·
The
official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was “ Zakumi: and anthropomorphized
leopard with green hair. His name
came from ‘za’ (the international abbreviation for South Africa) and the term
‘kumi’ which means ‘ten’ in various African Languages.
World Cup Hockey
·
The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by
Pakistan’s Air Marshal Nur Khan and India’s jimmy Nagarwalla. The tournament
was started in 1971. It is held every four years. There is also a woman’s
Hockey world Cup, which has been held since 1974.
Hockey World Cup
winners
|
Year
|
Host
|
winner
|
Runner-up
|
|
1971
|
Barcelona ,Spain
|
Pakistan
|
Spain
|
|
1973
|
Amstelveen, Netherlands
|
Netherlands
|
India
|
|
1975
|
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
India
|
Pakistan
|
|
1978
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
Pakistan
|
Netherlands
|
|
1982
|
Mumbai, India
|
Pakistan
|
West Germany
|
|
1986
|
London, England
|
Australia
|
England
|
|
1990
|
Lahore (Pak.)
|
Netherlands
|
Pakistan
|
|
1994
|
Sydney, Australia
|
Pakistan
|
Netherlands
|
|
1998
|
Utrecht, Netherlands
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
|
2002
|
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
Germany
|
Australia
|
|
2006
|
Moncheng-ladbach,Germany
|
Germany
|
Australia
|
|
2010
|
New Delhi, India
|
Australia
|
Germany
|
|
2014
|
The Hogue
|
Australia
|
Netherland
|
|
2018
|
India
|
|
|
·
The 2010 Hockey World Cup was held at New Delhi
from February 28 to March 13. Australia won for the second time, defeating
Germany 2-1 in the final.
·
Pakistan is the most successful team, having won
the tournament four times. The Netherlands have won two three titles, and
Germany and Australia have won two titles each.
·
India (in 1975) has won the tournament once.
·
India has appeared in all the 12 World Cup
tournaments held so far
Woman World Cup Hockey:-
(i)
It has been held since 1974.
|
Year
|
Host
|
Winner
|
|
2014
|
The
Hague(Netherland)
|
Netherland
|
|
2018
|
London
(England)
|
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|
|
Do you know?
·
The UN and the World Bank officially
classify “ Youth” between the ages of 15-24. Beyond that, they are labeled
as “ Young Adults”
·
The National Youth Emblem of India is in
black and white and has the profile of two onward looking young people
within a circle. The profile of young female extends, at the black to take
the form of a dove carrying a leaf.
·
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
was initially set up as the Department of sports in 1982 at the time of
organization of the IX Asian Games in New Delhi. Its name was changed to
the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports during celebration of the
International Youth Year, 1985. It became a Ministry on the 27th
May, 2000. The specific subjects being dealt with by the Ministry are
contained in the Order of the Government of India(Allocation of Business)
Rules, 1961
·
The lakshmibai National college of Physical
Education (LNCPE), Kariavattom, Thiruvanathapuram is a part of the academic
wing of the Sports Authority of India.(SAI)
·
National Institutes of Sports is the main
academic centre of Sports Authority of India. It is located in Patiala
(Punjab).
·
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is a
Swiss private law foundation. Its seat is in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its
headquarters is in Montreal, Canada. This international independent
organization was created in 1999 to promote, co-ordinate, and monitor the
fight against doping in sport in all its form. It became fully operational
in March,2000.
·
The first cricket Test match was played in
1877 between Australia and England.
|
Important Sport Terms
|
Sport
|
Terms
|
|
Basketball
|
Dunk,front court,held ball,
layup, pivot, rebound, steal
|
|
Billiards
|
Pot, jigger, pockets, bridge,
hazard, Jenney,cannons
|
|
Boxing
|
Jab, laying on knock, seconds
out habbit punch, upper cut
|
|
Bridge
|
Dealer, dummy, revoke, tricks,
little slam, four hearts.
|
|
Badminton
|
Loab, let, drive, drop, love
|
|
Baseball
|
Balk, battery, diamond,
catcher, fly outs, hit & run play pup outs, pitcher
|
|
Chess
|
Castle, diagonals, files,
pawns pieces, promote, gambit, pawn
|
|
Cricket
|
Bye, draw,googly,topspin, over
throw, duck, hit wicket
|
|
Football
|
Bend, dribble, dissent, dummy,
feint, free kick, header, red card, throwins.
|
|
Golf
|
Birdie, bogey, lie, tee, rough
|
|
Hockey
|
Bully, striking circle, pass
back
|
National Games of Some
Countries
|
Country
|
Sports/Games
|
|
India
|
Hockey
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
Volleyball
|
|
USA
|
Baseball
|
|
Canada
|
Ice Hockey
|
|
Russia
|
Chess
|
|
England
|
Cricket& Rugby
|
|
Australia
|
Cricket
|
|
Malaysia
|
Badminton
|
|
Japan
|
Ju Jitsu
|
|
Spain
|
Bull Fighting
|
|
Brazil
|
Football
|
|
China
|
Table Tennis
|
|
Scotland
|
Rugby Football
|
|
Bhutan
|
Archery
|
|
Argentina
|
Pato
|
|
Bangladesh
|
Kabaddi
|
|
Pakistan
|
Hockey
|
|
France
|
Football
|
|
Indonesia
|
Badminton
|
|
Cuba
|
Baseball
|
Famous Cups and
Trophies
|
Sport
|
Cups
and trophies
|
|
Cricket
|
The Ashes, Anthony Demellow Trophy, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Cooch-Behar
Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Irani Trophy, Moin-ud-dowla-Cup,
Natwest Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Bria Trophy, Sheesh Mahal trophy,
Sheffield Shield.
|
|
Foot Ball
|
B.C. Roy Trophy, Bordoloi Trophy, DCM Cup, Durand Cup, G.V. Raja
Memorial trophy, Mardeka Cup, Nehru Gold cup, RoversCup,Santosh Trophy, AFC
Cup
|
|
Golf
|
Canada Cup, Muthiah Gold Cup, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup
|
|
Hockey
|
Agha Khan Cup, Azlan Shah Cup, Beighten Cup, Dhyan Chand Trophy,
Gyanvati Devi Trophy, Indira Gandhi gold Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Cup, Lady
Ratna Tata Cup (women), ModiGold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, obaidullah Gold
Cup, Rangaswami Cup
|
|
Table Tennis
|
Corbillion Cup (women) Jayalaxmi Cup (women), Swaythling Cup (men),
U. Thant Cup
|
|
Lawn Tennis
|
Davis Cup, Hamlet Cup, Gaffar Cup, Australian open, French Open,
Wimbledon, US open
|
|
Badminton
|
Ibrahim Rahimatullah Challenge Cup, Thomas Cup (men), uber Cup
(women), Narang Cup
|
|
Boxing
|
Apsy Adjahia trophy
|
|
Rowing
|
Wellington Trophy
|
|
Bridge
|
Ruia Trophy
|
|
Polo
|
Ezat Cup, Winchester Cup
|
|
Chess
|
Khaitan trophy
|
Number of Players in Various Games
|
Game
|
Number
of players
|
|
Baseball
|
9
|
|
Basketball
|
5
|
|
Cricket
|
11
|
|
Croquest
|
13
or 15
|
|
Football
|
11
|
|
Rugby
Football
|
15
|
|
Hockey
|
11
|
|
Lacrosse
|
12
|
|
Polo
|
4
|
|
Volleyball
|
6
|
|
Water
polo
|
7
|
|
Netball
|
7
|
|
Kho
Kho
|
9
|
|
Kabaddi
|
7
|
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